Latvian (latviešu valoda) is the official state language of Latvia. It is also sometimes referred to as Lettish. There are about 1.2 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100 thousand abroad. Altogether 1.9 million or 79% of the population of Latvia speak Latvian. Of those 1.2 million use it as their primary language at home.
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